configure
verb
con·fig·ure
kən-ˈfi-gyər 
especially British -ˈfi-gə
configured; configuring
: to set up for operation especially in a particular way
a fighter plane configured for the Malaysian air force
Examples of configure in a Sentence
The instructions tell you how to configure the kit correctly.
The plane is configured for military use.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025
After configuring their tethers and tools, Wilmore moved to the RFG work site while Williams rode the Canadarm2 robotic arm to meet him at the S-band antenna on the starboard (or right-hand) side of the station’s backbone truss.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Note that to configure Pay Guard, click the Privacy icon in the main window.
—PCMAG, 23 Jan. 2025
This could include anything from suggesting restaurants to configuring the lights in the bedroom based on a person’s sleep cycles.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025
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configure
verb
con·fig·ure
kən-ˈfig-yər
configured; configuring
: to set up for operation especially in a particular way
ships configured for observation
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